Clutch.



Hy. TSGHERNING.

GLUTGH. APPLIGATION FILED nu e, 190s.

9mm., Patented July Q6, 19m.

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HENRY TSCHERNING, OF FILEEPORT, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 'ARCADE MANUFACTUB@ ING COMPANY, A COBPBATIQN 0F ILLINOIS.

CLUTCH.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY-TSCHERNING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Freeport, in the county of Stephenson and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Clutches, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in clutches, and is fully described and explained in the specification 'and shown in the accompanying drawing, in which: I

Figure 1 is a front elevation of m improved clutch; Fig. 2 is a section in the line 2 of Fig. 1; Fig.l 3 is a section in the line 3 of l Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is an elevation of one of the clutch members; Fig. 5 isan elevation of the other clutch member; Fig. 6 is a radial 'sec tion showing the construction of the pawl, preventing backward-rotation of the clutch'- controlled apparatus', Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the clutch operating lever and pin and Fig- 8 is a perspective view of the disengaging cam. i

Referring to the drawing: A is a shaft upon which is loosely mounted a pulley A24 adapted to be driven by a belt or other mechanism andfast to the pulley A1 is a circular plate A2 having a number of inwardly projecting pins a, the plate A2 with its pins a forming one clutch member. Fast on the lshaft A is a clutch member B comprising two circular plates 11,61 parallel to each other and connected by a central concentric boss which is radially extended at b2 (Fig. 2), so as to make a radial web eXtending from the center of the clutch member substantially to its periphery, which said web forms a bearing for other parts. The entire construction of the clutch-niember B will be readily understood from the drawings and itwill also be at onceapparent that the same can be made one integral casting as shown in the drawing, or if desired can be assembled from a number of parts bolted or otherwise secured together, such variations depending on the choice of the designer. y

Pivoted to the web b2 isa clutch operating lever C, of the first order, the upper end of which as viewed in Fig. 1 is spring-pressed to the right by means of the spring c. The upper end-of the lever C is bifurcated and straddles a flattened portion d on a longitudinally movable clutch-pin D guided` in Sipecication of Letters Patent. Appiication ined may s, 190s. sen'ai No.' 431,122. i.

p transmitting device.

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perforations b2 provided to receive the same in the circular plates b, b1'of the clutch member B. The iattened portion d of the pin D is made somewhat longer than the upper end of the lever C and a spring d1 1s provided the same being let into a cavity in the rear end of the pin D and bearing against the upper end of the lever C, by means of which construction when the upper end of the lever C is swung to the right as viewed in Fig. 1 it will drive the pin positively forward, but when4 the lever is swung in the lopposite direction itwill draw the pin backward Vwith a VyieldingV motion, the power from the lever being transmitted through the spring d1.v

To the seat of the machine in which my clutch .is incorporated is secured a vertically movable rod E under the control of the footlever E1, the rod E being normally pressed upward by means of a spring e. The upper end of the rod E carries a cam E2 having a beveled surface e1 in position to engage the lower end of the lever C to force said end to the right as viewed'i'nFigfl.. When the foot-lever is drawn down,y the lever will swing in the opposite direction under the influence of the spring o as heretofore eX- plained.

The operation of the device will now be readily apparent. The pulley A1L with the clutch-member A2 and pins a thereon is of course normally in constant rotation under the iniueiice of a driving belt or other power When the foot-lever is drawn down and with it the cam E2, the lever C will rotate aboutV its pivot so as to throw the upper end to the right as viewed in Fig. 1, whereby the pin D will move to the right and engage the pins a on the clutch-member A2, thereby producing engagement between the two clutch-members and causing rotation of the shaft A. When it is desired to stop the rotation of the shaft A, the foot-lever is released and the cam E2 moves upward to the osition shown in Fig. 1. Continuing rotation of the parts will cause the lower end of the lever C to engage said cam thereby rotating said lever ina direction to retractthe 4pin D and disengage the clutch-members. This will permit the shaft A to come to rest and the cam E2 will act as a brake thereby arresting the movement of the shaft so that it will at all times stop in substantially the same position.

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. In order prevent reverse rotation of the shaft A a movable pin F is let into the clutch-mem er. as seen in Fig. 6, the said pin having a beveledend f adapted to engage the frame of the machine when moving in one direction, but to slide over the frame easily when .moving in the other direction.'`

The said pin F is 'spring-pressed by means' of a spring f1 to permit 1t to move backward -under the influence of the working nactionqfoffthe' frame' when moving in the` .properfdirekztiom v A v n; Inordery to provlde for the. disengagementof -theclutch-members when it is desir'edrto turn over the machine by hand, a

pin G isv provided which can be thrust into perforations g,"g1 on '-iie lever- .C and the clutch-member B respectively when the lever is in disengagin 'position It' will be readily understoo it is desired to turn over the 'machine by jf, hand, the pin can be merely inserted in the A perforations which are then in registration,-

possible in the details of construction of myl lmproved device, without departing from the splrlt of my invention, and I do not intend therefore, to limit myself tothe spe- .cific form herein shown and described.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by'Letters Patent, is-

Thecombination with a driving member and a series of pins. thereon, of a driven member provided with a longitudinally movable pin, a lever on the driven-member having engagement with said pin to move the same mto engaging position, a spring interposed between the lever and the pin, whereby o'n withdrawal of the pin, the sprin will cause backward movement of the pm beyond the stroke of the lever, and a non-rotating cam adapted to be moved into and out of thel ath of the lever to engage the same, forct epur ose set forth.

HENRY T CHERNIDU?. In presence of- S. L. MUNN, Jr., C. F. PIPER. 

